Doctor Who - The Day of The Doctor - 50th Special.

[Jim_Campbell]

When is that on?

Thurs 21st, BBC2...

Cheers

Jim

[Dudley]

Also it his birthday today! Happy birthday [Spoiler]!

So, we can be sure Ecclestone will appear at the end as well.

[James Stacey]

Also it his birthday today! Happy birthday [Spoiler]!

So, we can be sure Ecclestone will appear at the end as well.

I still reckon he will be

[shaolin_monkey]

Wow, it's such a great time to be a Who fan!  We're being utterly spoilt rotten at the moment!!

[Goaty]

Anyone notice the pun?

[spoiler]After he been give potion, "Will it hurt?" [/spoiler]

[shaolin_monkey]

Anyone notice the pun?

[spoiler]After he been give potion, "Will it hurt?" [/spoiler]

Brilliant!!!  Well spotted! 

I personally loved the quote [spoiler] 'Physician, heal thyself'.  [/spoiler]So apt!  I think that's a biblical reference..?  Not sure.


EDIT: [spoiler] yes it is:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician,_heal_thyself
It refers to sorting out your own house before sorting out anyone else's.  This is particularly apt for a rogue Timelord who is sorting out everyone else's problems, but has so far avoided joining in a war of his own people. [/spoiler]

[shaolin_monkey]

Bah, spoiler tags not working - meant to block out the whole bottom para - sorry mods!

[TordelBack]

In a fit of post-Masterchef lethargy I watched the Brain Coxtravangaza Physics of Dr. Who lecture-thing. 

What a mess.  Some lovely framing segments with Matt 'Not That One' Smith in the TARDIS (especially good gag about the Silence), but a bit of a hames of an editing job accentuated problems with the subject matter: the concluding part of the lecture was spliced into the middle, leaving references to ideas from earlier/later parts hanging painfully.  An audience of alleged celebrities meant we were treated to lingering gormless reaction shots of ex-CBBC presenters, and the wide scope of the lecture meant that no one idea was developed beyond a protracted celeb-assisted 'experiment' and some timey-wimey breathlessness.  Who was this aimed at?  Disjointed structure surely left it surging over the heads of the younger Dr. Who fans (and it was on after 9 on a school-night), and probably too insubstantial for anyone with an interest in the physics.

Tut-tut Brian, best leave the themed science-circuses to Dara and the Royal Institute format to the Christmas Lectures: back to the Altiplano/Death Valley/Antarctic with you and your floppy hair. (Still love you - call me, we'll get a coffee)

And on that note, roll on the RI Christmas Lectures, one of my favouritest things about the season.

[James Stacey]

He should never have left "Dare".

[Dandontdare]

I'm booked for a 21:00 screening in Leeds.

It is Thought Bubble same weekend... So I am missing the TB party to see this...

Hadn't occurred to me that it's on at Thought Bubble weekend - anyone know if there'll be  screening at the con? If not I normally catch the repeat or watch on i-player but given the cashing in they seem to be doing with cinemas and DVDs, I wonder if this will be restricted?

EDIT: Panic over - it's repeated on BBC3 on the Sunday.

[Tiplodocus]

In a fit of post-Masterchef lethargy I watched the Brain Coxtravangaza Physics of Dr. Who lecture-thing. 

What a mess.  Some lovely framing segments with Matt 'Not That One' Smith in the TARDIS (especially good gag about the Silence)...

All true - still enjoyed it though.

[shaolin_monkey]

In a fit of post-Masterchef lethargy I watched the Brain Coxtravangaza Physics of Dr. Who lecture-thing. 

What a mess.  Some lovely framing segments with Matt 'Not That One' Smith in the TARDIS (especially good gag about the Silence)...

All true - still enjoyed it though.

Same - there wasn't anything in there I didn't know already (except the theorems themselves), but it was nice gentle Who related telly, so I ain't complaining. 

I'm sure some of it would be interesting for those encountering those theories for the first time.  Also, while I have always been aware of the dilation effect the closer you get to a black hole, it was nice to see it plotted so neatly and visually.

I still love the fact that Brian May wrote a beautiful folk song about the curvature of space/time for 'A Night at the Opera'.   

[Colin YNWA]

I'm booked for a 21:00 screening in Leeds.

It is Thought Bubble same weekend... So I am missing the TB party to see this...

Hadn't occurred to me that it's on at Thought Bubble weekend - anyone know if there'll be  screening at the con? If not I normally catch the repeat or watch on i-player but given the cashing in they seem to be doing with cinemas and DVDs, I wonder if this will be restricted?

EDIT: Panic over - it's repeated on BBC3 on the Sunday.

You think any bars around the con would show it in the way they'd normally show the footie. I can picture hordes of nerds trooping around the area looking for a pub with the smarts to show it... I'll hopefully be among them!

[Recrewt]

In a fit of post-Masterchef lethargy I watched the Brain Coxtravangaza Physics of Dr. Who lecture-thing. 

What a mess.  Some lovely framing segments with Matt 'Not That One' Smith in the TARDIS (especially good gag about the Silence)...

All true - still enjoyed it though.

Same - there wasn't anything in there I didn't know already (except the theorems themselves), but it was nice gentle Who related telly, so I ain't complaining. 

I'm sure some of it would be interesting for those encountering those theories for the first time.  Also, while I have always been aware of the dilation effect the closer you get to a black hole, it was nice to see it plotted so neatly and visually.

Yeah, I caught this last night too.  I agree that it did seem the target audience was a bit odd.  You would have thought this would have been on a little earlier and that the audience would be more juves, like the christmas lectures.

I did enjoy it though and was laughing at Rufus Hound slowly heading towards the black hole with the clock on his back. 

[TordelBack]

In a fit of post-Masterchef lethargy I watched the Brain Coxtravangaza Physics of Dr. Who lecture-thing. 

What a mess.  Some lovely framing segments with Matt 'Not That One' Smith in the TARDIS (especially good gag about the Silence)...

All true - still enjoyed it though.

Well yes, me too.